Official Linux Support

The same situation here (but Linux Mint) and I confirm that official desktop app for Linux is strongly necessary.

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Why isn’t this a serious thing for Figma team when there are huge number of figma users on Linux for sure? The web version lacks some features and thanks to the maintainers of the unofficial figma for linux but that still lags and stays behind in terms of features and updates.

I twitted the issue, and got a response here is the answer from figma and This is the thread.

Of course its not a priority…because there are no designers on linux /s

I am a Software Developer - Full Stack Developer and Designer and i am using Linux as my main Operating system. I want to use Figma but there is no official software from Figma for linux and i have to use Figma-web. Please launch the Linux version of Figma.

same here, now they are under Adobe, I don’t think we will have anything! I will move to some open source

Yeah… Figma Should give it high priority… Figma is a tool thats only not for designers… a huge amount of developer also use it… and also there is dev mode in Figma… So Why they are not thinking about that person ?
or Figma Doesn’t care about thats people ?

They’re not, the aquisition didn’t come through. We have hope!

Why is this not more upvoted? Many Figma users are devs who use linux and they can’t touch text areas because Figma has no official font agent. I do UI and front-end and I frequently switch between ubuntu - windows to change a typo for clients.

I’d guess that majority of the users are on macOS and Windows. So investing into Linux desktop agent isn’t really worth it. C’est la vie

You are not wrong but because Figma doesn’t have any Linux version yet that’s why no Linux user is actually using it that much.

I am stuck on Windows just because of Figma. I like Linux way more than MacOS or Windows. If they can just drop the font support for Linux I will be happy to use it in the browser even.

at least make a Font Helper linux version!

Hey All, thanks for the feedback and sorry for the frustration!

We hear you and will continue to pass along your feedback to the team for consideration, which is why we’ve reopened this feature request topic a couple of times now. Be sure to vote up top! ☝️

Our teams use votes to prioritize and gauge overall interest from the community.

+1. Devoted Linux user here who would love an official Figma desktop app and/or Font Helper.

I use linux for my pc and I do design in Figma every day for work. I hope we can have official Figma for linux

Recent changes to Figma have broken the unofficial versions, leaving Linux users now completely dead in the water. Its really not acceptable to not either release some specifications on how to support local fonts, or release an official linux wrapper. It is just an Electron app, so this is not a major effort.

salut j’utiliser Linux pcq mon ordinateur n’est pas assez puisant pour une meilleur performance sur Windows. Et en tant que designer UI je suis obliger de l’utiliser dans le navigateur ces dommage

I never used Linux, and i will never do. But a lot of developers are working on it, and having an official app for them would increase the global efficiency and reliability in projects.

Also, it would not give them any excuse to not do correctly our designs.

+1. Some people on our team use Linux, and the inability to edit text elements strains our workflow. I get that Figma does not want to invest in a fairly small group of its users, but documenting how it should be built would help. I’m sure someone will stand up and build an open-source solution in their spare time.

Getting Linux support would be super helpful, and it shouldn’t be too much of an issue if they’re already building cross-platform. Even getting one personal internally to champion it and/or build a proof of concept would be helpful.

Please!! We need a native desktop app for Linux, please!

Releasing a Linux desktop application for Figma would be a great thing for several reasons. Firstly, it would increase accessibility and usability for Linux users, who often face limitations in terms of design and prototyping tools. By providing a native application for Linux, Figma can cater to a wider audience and support the rapidly growing user base of the Linux operating system. Furthermore, a Linux desktop application for Figma would foster inclusivity and diversity in the design community by enabling more designers to collaborate and work seamlessly across different platforms. Overall, this move would demonstrate Figma’s commitment to offering a more diverse and inclusive design experience for all users, regardless of their choice of operating system.

Still they aren’t thinking to release a version of Figma linux. this is really sad and awful.

It’s sad to see that the first post was in Jan 2022 2 years from now and it even says that the guy has been using Figma since 2 years so in 4 years Figma hasnt been able to make support for linux users. Their fonts system is so weird, the font should get attached to the file so when we open the file on another device we dont have to install the font each time to access itm